Urho Jyväskylä vs RaaheK: match preview on 18 September 2026

The hosts have won four of their last five matches at 22 goals scored against 20 conceded, while RaaheK have only two victories in five outings, conceding 21 goals.

Urho Jyväskylä's recent run shows consistency. They beat Titaanit 7:5 and Virkiä 4:3 in September, but keep the March results for the archive. The only blemish was a 0:6 friendly defeat to Kiekko-Pojat Joensuu on 6 August. They have been scoring freely—22 goals across five games—and only one match has gone against them.

RaaheK's form is far more mixed. They beat Virkiä 2:1 at home on 11 September, but before that they lost 1:5 at home to LeKi on 2 March, 1:5 away to LeKi on 28 February, and 0:7 away to LeKi on 25 February. They also won 6:3 against LeKi at home on 27 February. Three losses in five matches, and two of those defeats came away from home against the same opposition.

In the table Urho Jyväskylä sit second after two matches with two wins, while RaaheK are seventh after one match with one win. Urho sit second on goal difference, +4 to RaaheK's +1. Their attack has found the net regularly—averaging over four goals per game in their last five outings—while RaaheK have been vulnerable, conceding 12 goals in just two matches against LeKi alone.

Urho take it. The hosts have the momentum, the scoring form, and the home advantage. RaaheK's away record against LeKi—two losses, 6 goals scored, 12 conceded—shows they struggle when playing on the road against stronger opposition. Unless RaaheK contain Urho's attack and take their scraps, Urho take it.